Vocab Info

N4 Noun, Adverb

(ゆう)evening, last night

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, Adverb

      1.

      evening

      Only applies to 夕べ
    2. Noun, Adverb

      2.

      last night, yesterday evening

      usu. 昨夜

    All Forms

    夕べ 【ゆうべ】昨夜 【ゆうべ】昨夜 【さくや】昨夜 【ゆんべ】

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    • Pitch Accent

    • General Top 10,100

    Examples

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      (ゆう)地震(じしん)食器(しょっき)(だな)(たお)れてしまいました。

      The kitchen cabinet collapsed during last night's earthquake.

      • N4

      (あき)(ゆう)は、(ほか)(くら)(もの)にならない(ほど)綺麗(きれい)だ。

      Autumn evenings are incomparably beautiful.

      • N4

      (ゆう)(ひさ)しぶりにあんな沢山(たくさん)(さけ)()んでしまった。

      Last night I drank that much alcohol for the first time in a long time.

      • N4

      クラシックの(ゆう)とだけあって、フォーマルな格好(かっこう)をしている(ひと)(おお)いです。

      Many people are dressed formally, simply because it is a classical evening.

      • N3

      (ゆう)(いの)りをしているところで電話(でんわ)()ったが、(いの)りの最中(さいちゅう)()ることは不可能(ふかのう)だ。

      The phone rang as I was saying my evening prayers, but I am unable to answer in the middle of prayer.

      • N3
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